1976 World Sportscar Championship


The 1976 World Sports Car Championship season was part of the 24th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1976 World Championship for Sports Cars, which was open to Group 6 cars, officially referred to as "Two-Seater Racing Cars ", as well as the 1976 FIA Cup for Cars up to 2 Litres. The championship was contested over a seven race series which ran from 4 April to 19 September and was won by Porsche.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1 ADAC Nürburgring 300 kmNürburgringApril 4
2 Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo Autodromo Nazionale MonzaApril 25
3 Trofeo Ignazio Giunti Autodromo Dino FerrariMay 23
4 Coppa Florio Autodromo di PergusaJune 27
5 Player's 200MosportAugust 22
6 ACF 500 km of DijonDijon-PrenoisSeptember 5
7 Elan Trophy SalzburgringSeptember 19

Season results

Races

RndCircuitWinning Team2-Litre Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitWinning Drivers2-Litre Winning driversResults
RndCircuitWinning Car2-Litre Winning CarResults
1Nürburgring #5 Joest Racing #40 Helmut BrossResults
1Nürburgring Reinhold Joest Helmut BrossResults
1Nürburgring Porsche 908/3 Lola T294-BMWResults
2Monza #3 Martini Racing#22 AteneoResults
2Monza Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx
"Amphicar"
Armando Floridia
Results
2Monza Porsche 936 Osella PA4-BMWResults
3Imola #7 Martini Racing#30 Torino CorseResults
3Imola Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx
Roby Filannino
Ermanno Pettiti
Results
3Imola Porsche 936 Osella PA4-BMWResults
4Pergusa #4 Martini Racing #35 Roby FilanninoResults
4Pergusa Jochen Mass
Rolf Stommelen
Roby Filannino
Ermanno Pettiti
Results
4Pergusa Porsche 936 Osella PA4-BMWResults
5Mosport #20 Martini Racing#47 Anthony R. CicaleResults
5Mosport Jacky Ickx Tony CicaleResults
5Mosport Porsche 936 Chevron B26-HartResults
6Dijon #6 Martini Racing#34 Racing Organisation CourseResults
6Dijon Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx
Jean-Louis Lafosse
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Results
6Dijon Porsche 936 Chevron B36-ROCResults
7Salzburgring #3 Martini RacingResults
7Salzburgring Jochen Mass Dieter QuesterResults
7Salzburgring Porsche 936 Osella PA4-BMWResults

† - In the race, Ickx finished behind two Group 7 CanAm cars, but these large capacity cars were not eligible for Group 6 championship points.

Results - 1976 World Championship for Sports Cars

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Only the best 5 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Total
1 Porsche2020202020100
2= Alpine152151547
2= Osella1010151247
4 Lola15368840
5 March101312430
6 Chevron14104423
7 Alfa Romeo1515
8 Mirage1212
9= KMW448
9= McLaren88
9= Sauber88
12 Abarth66
13 Cheetah22

The 1976 FIA Cup for Cars up to 2 Litres was contested concurrently with the 1976 World Championship for Sports Cars.
PositionManufacturerNurMonImoEnaMosDijSalTotal
1 Lola201012-1520-77
2 Osella-202020-6-66
3 Chevron--6820151261
4 March158815---46
5 Sauber------2020
6 Abarth------1515
7 Ford12------12

World Championship of Makes

For the 1976 season, the FIA chose to run two separate World Championships for "sportscars". Open-cockpit Group 6 cars would contest the new World Championship for Sports Cars, while production-based cars, including Group 5 Special Production Cars, would now contest the World Championship for Makes. Events in which both types of car ran, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, were not counted towards either championship. The World Championship for Makes was won by Porsche.